Kłodnica,_Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kłodnica, Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kłodnica, Kędzierzyn-Koźle

District of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland


Kłodnica [kwɔdˈnit͡sa] is a district of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Opole Voivodeship, Poland,[2] located in the western part of the city.

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Etymology

The name of the district is of Polish origin and comes from the word kłoda, which means "log".[3]

History

During the Third Silesian Uprising, on May 10, 1921, Polish insurgents captured Kłodnica from the Germans.[4]

During World War II, the Germans operated the E800 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner of war camp for Allied POWs in Kłodnica.[5]

Kłodnica was included within the city limits of Kędzierzyn-Koźle as its district in 1975.[6]


References

  1. "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. pp. 128–129.
  3. Bezeg, Bolesław (2011). "Powstańcze pociągi pancerne. Na czarną godzinę". Historia Lokalna (in Polish). No. 1 (7). Opole. p. 15. ISSN 1899-4644.
  4. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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